That’s reminiscent of how Williams, Osaka’s childhood hero, reacted after earning her first million. Rather than splurging on anything, Williams deposited her money in the bank and walked away, Williams told Maverick Carter on an episode of “Kneading Dough.”
Tennis has never been about getting paid, Williams said. In fact, she used to forget to collect her paychecks altogether.
“When I first turned pro, you had to go pick up your check,” Williams said. “I never, never picked it up, so at the end of the year, the tournament directors would literally hand me the check because I would never go get it.”
The saving mentality runs in the family. When her sister, Venus, earned her first big paycheck, she also sent it straight to the bank.
“I really didn’t spend any of it,” the tennis star tells CNBC Make It. “I just didn’t want to become a statistic, or one of those athletes that had it all and then in the end had nothing. That was always in the back of my mind, so it made me want to be more realistic with how I spent money.”
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